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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/16/50 August 16, 1~50 Regular meeting o£ the City Council of the City o£ Bremerton, Washing- ton, was held Wednesday, August 16, lgS0 at 10:00 A.N, in She Mayor's Of- lice, City Hall, Bremerton. Mayor Kean presiding and Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk NcGowan,~ City Treasurer and City Attorney Wallace being present. Clerk read reports of separation for Grace Gardner and Virginia Weeks, Extra registration help, City Clerk's Office; G. Raymond CoI'fman, Engineer- ing and Lusius O. Carpenter, ~ark and Recreation. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to ~pprove the separations, carried. Cler~ read notices of employment for Benjamin Anderson, $1.25 per hour; Water Department; Grace Gardner and Virginia Weeks, $1.00 per hour, City Clerk's Office; Joseph C. Ives, $1.42 per hour ana Duane E. Peak, $1.42 per hous, Sanitation Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to approve the temporary non-civil service appointments as read, carried. Clerk read general claim from Hall-Atwater Company, for Estimate No. 10, West Bremerton Plant & Pump Stations Contract, for ~8,446.94, approved by Mowara I. Gorst,, Field Engineer, H.W. Kramer, consulting engineer, City Auditor and City Engineer. Motion by Mr. Kean and l~r. Wheaton to approve the voucher, carried. Letter dated August 10, 1950, was read by Clerk from Helen Graham Greear, Attorney, North PerryAvenue Water District, thanking the City for the inter- est of Commissioner Dave B. Wheaton and Mr. C.C. Casad fo~ their part in the amendment ~o the water agreement between the City and the Water District. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to note contents and refer to the Commissioner of Public Works and Water Superintendent, carried. Clerk read petition dated July 12, 1~50, s'igned by L.C. T~mpleton and 65 other residents of West Sheridan stating they were in ~avor of the 01y- mpic College acquiring the site of the Commercial Center at Sheridan Park and petitioning the Bremerton Committee on Housing Facts and Goals to do everything possible to obtain the Sheridan Park site for the College. Clerk stated it had been reported to him that this petition contained the names of about one-halI' 0~' the residents of West Sheridan. Motion by Mr., Kean and Mrs. Haddon to note contents of the communica- tion ana the number of signatures and refer to the Committee of Housing Facts and Goals for its meeting tomorrow night, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1894, second reading, "An' 0r~inance amending Section 12 of Ordinance No. 200 entitled, "An Ordinance providing flor the licensing of Carnivals, circuses, shows, concessions, games and other pub- lic amusements within the City of Bremerton," repealing Section 13 of 0rd- inance No. 200 ana repealing Ordinance No. 1~4, and providing penalties." Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to pass Ordinance No. 1894, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. 469 August 16, 1~50 (Con't) Clerk stated that Mrs. Haddon would like to have bids called for acous- tical tile for~the Clerk and Treasurer's Office and the Court Room. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to authorize the City Clerk and Pu~- chasing Agent to call for bids For acoustic tile, carried. George Nutter, City Treasurer, read a letter he received from J.E. Skirving, dated August 12 1950, offering to purchase the City property described as follows: SW~ oZ' the NEb of Section 20, Township 24, i E.W.N., for $3,750.00, with $500.00 down and the balance at $40.00 per month plus interest at four.per cent and that he is sure that he will be able to pay the City in full in less than a year. Also, stated he realized the City wished twenty per cent down but due to the fact that he has to negotiate a right of way, he has made the above offer. Mr. Wheaton stated that the City had spent some money for surveying and cutting a Fire trail around the line with a bulldozer but would have to absorb those costs. Mr. Nutter and Mrs. Haddon recommended that the bid be accepted. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to accept the of I~er of Skirving and refer to the City Clerk and City Treasurer to negotiate the interest rate and other matters of concern and the approval of the City Attorney on any papers necessary, carried. ~ City Attorney read a letter from McDonald and Taylor, Inc., dated August l§, 1980, addressed to the City Clerk, setting forth the reasons it is necessary for them to manufacture their own boom sticks ant offering the City $10.00 per stick as stumpage and there is suitable boomstick timber on their present operations on the watershed and request permission to produce approximately 100 sticks from city timber. The offer will average about $2.00 per thousana more than the City would reali~e for s ale of this grade as saw logs ana in addition it would aid in assuring a steady production in the present operations. Attorney then read Resolution No. 7~ as follows: . WHEREAB, the City of Bremerton ant McDonald & Taylor, Inc. have here- tofore entered into a certain contract for the improvement of the Bremerton Watershed and particularly for the logging oi' that portion known as Ander- son Creek, and WHEREAB, logging operations have continue~ to an extent an~ due to in- creasing winter log inventories by the various mills, it is becoming in- creasingly difficult to secure enough boomsticks on a rental basis to fur- nish in connection with the sale of logs from the City's property, and WHEREAS, an application has been made by McDonald& Taylor, Inc. to the City of Bremerton setting forth the fact that it will be necessary for McDonald & Taylor, Inc. to prepare certain rafting gear of its own in or~ier to continue operation, ~d ~//EREAB, there is a supply of suitable boomstick timber on the portion of the watershed presently being logged and that in order to properly make up five sets of rafting gear, approximately 100 boomsticks ~ 11 be needed f~om City timber which boomsticks will contain approximately 600 to 800 board feet per stick, and NcDonald & Taylor, Inc. has dffered a price of $10.00 per stick as a stumpage price; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That permission is given to NcDonald & Taylor, Inc. to take from the site of its present operation on the watershed of the City of Bremerton 100 stickS~sUitable for boomstick manufacture at a price of $10.00 per stick, and said price to be paid to the City Treasurer of the City of Bremerton up- on the taking of the 100 sticks. Motion by Mr. Kean ana Mr. Wheaton to pass Resolution No. 745~ carried all members voting Yes. City Attorney reported that he has secured an opinion from the Division of Municipal Corporations relative to the proposal to put o~ lB a~xiliary firemen in the City and that the statute on this subject is very vague and that he is not satisfied with the opinion rendered. Mayor explained that the City was not trying to qualify any regular firemen as volnnteers but Just trying to augment the force for emergencies and receive money i'rom a state fund set up I'or assistance to towns with aux- iliary firemen. Nayor commented that the fire c~ief has stated the men are not,interested in retirement but in payment in event df'death or inJ/try and that the state fund would provide this protection. Mayor also pointed out that ir all paid fire ~epartments augmented their forces with volunteers, then the state fund would be depleted. City Attorney suggested the City go slowly because of the con~licting law, ana because the state says,the law is vague but not believed to be applicable to the City of Bremerton; ana further suggested ne could write back to the Division of Municipal Sorporations for further information and tell them what the City has planned. Nayor a greed to this suggestion. August 16, 1950 (Con't) Clerk read a letter dated August 15, 1950, from Bremerton Round Table Club and signed by Jack Frankhauser, E.A. H~mmill, ~obert E. Giles, E. Jen- nings Beard, Lester Liston, written in protest for treatment received with regard to hanging of banners across the streets of Bremerton; that on July 25, 1950, this organization applied for permission to hang three banners ad- vertising "All City Wheel Day"', and the office of the Building Inspector would not allow the banners to be hung on the designated streets at a level lower than 20 feet. If displayed at that height, it would be impossible to find suitable places to attach the banners. Also, in the past, and this week, banners have been hung at levels low- er than twenty feet in the same designated streets that they had applied for. Their club had been told that if they hung their banners, they would be tak- en down immediately. Letter stated, also, that they believed this is a dir- ect discrimination against a single organization or group, and that some understanding should be made on it. Mr. Wheaton stated that present instructions from the State Highway De- partment are that banners must not be hund under twenty feet on State High- ways; also, that he had not had an opportunity to assist in getting these banners hung as he had not been contacted by the Club at any time pr"~or to Wheel Day. Mr. Wheaton spoke on what was being done about banner hanging in other parts of the State and said he has been discussing this subject with repre- sentatives of the State Highway Department and the problem is going to be worked out; however, they will not allow a banner to hang so as to hinder the vision of traffic signals. He promised that his department would in- vestigate every street for banner height and then get State Highway Depart- ment approval. Some buildings in Charleston are too low and Mr. Wheaton mentioned the possibility of pu~ting up poles for this purpose. Mr. Beard spoke on what he felt was the dictatorial attitude in which the matter was handled and stated they were turned down by the Fire Depart- ment for hanging the signs although other signs have since been hung by the Fire Department. Mayor explained that he had not known of the 20 foot restriction when the Fair Association desired the signs to be hung and so had permitted the Fire Department to hang them, and that he had no knowledge of the height limits laid down for McLeod. Mr. Wheaton stated that he would like to have Mr. Severance and him- self contacted ahead of time when banners are to be hung so that something could be worked out; however, he again stated a study .would be made and heights will be established in the whole City. Mayor suggested this be taken care of before ~hristmas so that the Christmas lights can be hung at the right height and that a committee from the Round Table and Chamber of Commerce meet with Mr. Wheaton and work out the problem. Mr. Ludwig, operator of the rural garbage service, appea~ed before the Council and stated he is serving 2200 accounts and has no place to dt~p since last Friday as he is not allowed on the new dump located on the water- shed, and asked for an extension of time to dump otherwise there will be a health problem and he will lose a lot of money. Mayor stated it was the County's obligation to get him a dump and he agreed and said they are trying to get a dump but it takes time. Commissioner Klinefelter, of Kit sap County, stated the County is faced with this situation without any warning vhatsoever and Mayor commented that there has been a squabble on garbage for a long time. Mr. Klinefelter stated that when the city moved the dump adjacent to the airport, .it was not known that the City.was going to .eliminate the County rural garbage delivery, and the County Bosrd of Com~£ssioners had not had a meeting on this matter yet but would meet and ~.dump would have to be es- tablished Out it would have to be approved by the Health Department Just as the City's was. Mr. Klinefelter stated he would like to have the City grant an extension to the rural garbage service to use the Ci$y dump and give them time to find a site and-then prepare it. Mayor stated that notice was given by motion of the City Council on August 2, 1950 that the new dump would be limited exclusively to the City an~ the City had a recommendation to limit this operation by the Health De- partment to City use only. That was two weeks ago and those interested in the garbage dump should have been concerned about this, the Mayor said. He further said that the City has provided a garbage dump for the rural service which is not the City's responsibility, and that the City had to move the garbage dump site and did not receive too much support on this problem. The place now being used is limited in its use, and opening a new dump and a new road imposes a lot of problems on the City. Mayor stated that if the rural garbage service would get a new dump in two weeks then the Council might reconsider their action and give an exten- sion; but if that is done, then the City should receive some help from the County in getting the dump site in shape and assist in the City's equipment problem. August 16, 1950 (Con't) Mr. Klinefelter stated they were prohibited by law in spending money for garbage service and that the problem of covering would be up to the rural garbage service; however, they coulc~help the City in preparing the dump site. Mr. Klinefelter discussed the fact that the City has been al- lowing the garbage service to use their site for years and the County did not have a budget to take care of this because of the Joint agx'eement be- tween the City and the garbage service, de said he had read of tha elimi- nation o£ the use of the new dump site to the garbage service and that the County Commissioners have not had a meeting since that date· Mayor Kean asked if there was an agreement between the two parties and Mr. McGowan there was none that could be found. Mr. Ludwig stated it was rather an oral agreement, and gave t~e back- grotmd of hi~ use of the City dump. D Dr. Berthas stated ha didn't know if there was a deI'inite responsibilm ity to take care of rural garbage service but probably is the responsibil- ity of the collector. The City has taken over a garbage service as a muni- cipal function and sonsequently is required to maintain the service; how- ever, don't think the County has done this but where it can be worked out on a cooperative basis it should,be done that way. Mr. Klinefelter stated that under the law the responsibility is on the collector to acquire the site and responsibility of County Commission- ers and Baord of Health to approve it and o~' the County Board of.Health to approve the method of coverage. Mr. Klinefelter stated he would approve eliminating the use of the garbage dump to individuals in the County who wished to use it and prohibit .dumping car bodies and burnable material and the County to provide a site for this. The County has an ordinance again- st hauling garbage on any county road without a licensed container. Mayor asked Mr. Klinefelter ii' he thought that the County could pro- vide a dump for burning and dumping car bodies and he answered that ~e thought lumber~and-other~bu~nables~ that 8an;'t be burn&djat the City's dump site should be burned some p~ace. Mayor Kean commented that the City has always had this restriction set by the County ever since the City has been dumping out there and has re- sulted in costly coverage and said he wondered what steps the County Commis- sioners are going to ta~e for car bodies and burnable trash. Mr. Klinefelter stated that nothing has been done so far but thought that the County should provide for something like this and it could be brought up through the Board oI' County Commissioners next Monday morning and the following Monday could pass the resolution aha ordinance; however, if there was a penalty in the ordinance it would have to be advertised for ~O days. Mrs. Haddon made the comment that ,the City wants a place to burn and store car bodies and said it is almost impossible to comply with the pre- sent ordinance. Also, Mrs. Haddon commented, that Poulsbo ~urns an~ asked why Bremerton can't. Mr. KlineI'elter stated that he thought .this should betaken car~ of by the County Commissioners an~ said he was not a member of the County Board that passed the present ordinance. Mrs. Haddon stated this situation was getting unbearable and Mr. Klinefelter said he didn't believe car bodies should go on the garbage dump. Mrs. Haddon asked him ,if he would find a place i~~ the City helped Mr, Ludwig and Mr. Klinefelter stated he could~'t~promise, but Dr. Benb~m said he could ta~e it up with the Board,and that the City knows his opinions on t hi s. A~r. Kean commented that the county couldn't help with covering but would help with preparing the site and Mr. Wheaton stated ,that they have had water ~ud street department equipment out there preparing roads. Mr. Klinefelter said he wou±d like to go out there with Mr. Wheaton to see the place. Mn Wheaton said he has had to blow stumps and has had one piece of equipment break do~ and the first month of operation will be the hardest, and ~r. Ludwig's dumping amounts to 15% or 20% oi' the garbage that is cov- ered. ~r. Ludwig asked if it woulC be possible to get a mutual agreemen~ · I~or ~he coverage of garbage whereby he coule dump on the City dump and th~n ta~e care of things the City can't cover by putting ~t on the County dump. Mr. McGowan commented on the difficulty the Ctty encountered in trying to secure a~dump recently and the lac~ of support received; and further, that people on Mr. Ludwig's route were complainers against the City obtain- ing a site at the airport. Mr. Ludwig stated that he had solicited customers up around Sunnyslope and had only been able to sign up a very I'ew of the reside~nts for his garbage route · Dr. 'Behham stated he rea±ized there is a bad,situation and that there are some ~,000 accounts ~hich can't b~ served until a place is o~tained to dump. The fact remains that they have been caught short and if the City could see fit to give him a limited time, and that decision is entirely up to the City, then some arrangement can be worke~ out wo that the rural ac- counts could be handled and this would give him a little time to work on the problem. 472 August 16, 1950 (Con't) Mayor Kean asked ii' this is a public health problem anm Dr. Benham stated he believed it is. Mayor Kean asked if they thought they could get other facilities in two weeks and in the meantime the City allow them to dump with certain restric- tions, such as no dumping after 5:00 P.M., none on Saturday or Sunday and nothing but garbage. Mr. Klinefelter stated he though~ they could in two weeks but the only answer that could be given would be that they would do ~heir best. Mayor Keam asked what help the County could give on thehew dump site and Mr. Klinefelter stated he could not answer that but would like to see it with Mr. Wheaton. Mr. Ludwig stated in connection with the hours of dumping that he would have to catch up as they are now behind.in picking up garbage. Dr. Benham statedit wouldn,t be economical I~or the City to allow use of the dump for Saturdays due to cost of covering at enm of each may's dumping. Mr. Klinefelter stated he would like to see an extension of 30 days. Mo~ion by Mr. Kesm anm Mrs. Haddon that the Council recognize a public health problem anm reconsider their action of August 2, relative to the ex- clusive use of the sanitary fill, carried. Mayor Kean stated that now the Council could authorize use o~',the sani- tary fill with certain restrictions. Mrs. Haddon said she would like to make it for 30 days as it takes two or three weeks to get health ~epartment approval through. Dr. Benham commented that in opening up the use of the roam to Ludwig, the City is not opening it for public access. City Treasurer stated that Dr. Benham means the roa~ is to be private and not for use oi' the general public. ~otion by Mr. ~ean and Mrs. Haddon to allow Mr. Ludwig anm the rural garbage outfit to use our dump for a period not to exceed thirty days and that his garbage be limited exclusively to household garbage, no delivery on any day later than 3:00 P.M., no delivery on Saturday, an~ that the matter of additional assistance be referred to Commissioner Wheaton and Fred Walker to contact Commissioner Klinefelter for County help on preparing the roam and dump, carried. Mayor Keam stated that in taking this action the Council is trying to recognize the health problem and expressec his desire that the County Com- missioners ~ry to act promptly on the matter anm will have a place to dump car bo~ies and other refuse and that the City of Bremerton will have the privilege of using it. Mr. Klinefelter stated that this w~s a~matter for the whole,County Board but if a place is established it will not be for the general public. There might be a charge for its use. M~r. Ludwig asked ii' he could dump early in the morning and Mayor Kean informed him that he would have to see Mrs. Haddon and M~ Walker for ap- pro val. Clerk stated it was date and time for opening bids on sale of raft of logs. Motion by Mr. Keau and Mr. Wheaton to open the log bi~s, carried. Clerk opened the bids and ream from: Robinson Plywood & Timber Company, Si1,&50.00. Pope & Talbot, $11,264.10. Dickman Lumber Company, $11,500~00. Each bid had enclosem a check for 10% of the amount of their bid. Motion by Mr. Kean sdld Mrs. Haddon to awar~ the btm to Dlcmman Lumber Company, carried. Clerk stated it was date and time for opening bids for gate valves, copper tu0ing anm concrete culvert pipe for the Water Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton that the bids be opened, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from: Palmer Supply Company~ 6" gate valves, $47.~0 each; 8" gate valves, $7~.29 each, both Mueller brand; 10,O00 feet 3/A" Type K Copper tubing~ .2~22 per X'oot; total bid, $~,018.V0 anm certified check attached for $368. E.N. Hallgren Co~ 10,000 feet copper tubing .27 per feet, total $2,700., plus sales tax anm accompanied by btm bon~ for 5%. Hugh G. Purcell Co., 6" standard AWWA Hub.End Gate Valves, $~4.22 each, and 8" oI' the same of $67,58 each; 10,000 fe~t copper tubing, .~58 ~er foot, an~ no check a~tached. Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company, 6m "Pacific States" gate valves, hub end, $~7.80 less 10% and 8" of the same $~3.92 less 10%, and check for $200.00 attached~ Pacific Water Works Supply Company, 6" Iowa Aist gate valves, each, 8" oI' the same $88.00 each; 10,000 feet copper tubing $2V.10 per 100 feet, and check attached for August 16, 1950 (Con't) E.N. Hallgr~n, Renmselaer gate valves, 6", 945.49 each, and 8" of the same $?0.30 each, ~id bond enclosed for 5%. H.D. Fowler Company, Inc., M&H Fig. 67 gate valves, 6", $43.75, $" of the same $67.65, 10~000 feet copper tubin~ .27 per foot and certified check enclosed for $3§0.00. A. Sherman Plumbing Supply Co., 0~I.C. Fig. 180 gate valves, 8" each and 8" of the same $?6.20 each; certified check for $215.00 enclosed; Western Utilities Supply Co., 6~ Mueller gate valves, $$5.6~ and gate valves $06.08 each; 10,000 feet copper tubin~ $27.85 per hundred feet and bic bond for 5% attached. Notion by Mr. K$an and Mr. Wheaton to refer the bids to Commissioner of Public Wogks, Water Superintendent, City Clerk and Purchasing Agent to tabulate and award, carried. Clerk stated he hac one bid for furnishing concrete culvert pipe. Motion by Mr. ~ean and Mrs. Haddon t6 open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the bid and r cad ~om Bremertgn Concrete Procucts Com- pany, 200 lineal feet $0"~ standard reinforced concrete culvert p~pe, F.O.B. Bremerton, $4.76 per foot, F.O.B. Gorst, $4.$1 per foot; enclosed certified check for $50~00~ Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to refer to the Commissioner of Public Works, Water Superintendent and City Clerk an~ Purchasing Agent with power to ~ct, 6arried. Mayo~ Kean stated this was date ana time for h~aring on the proposed formatlon'of local improvement district on Perry Avenue from E. 13th to E. 16th and asked if anyone was present to protest or had any written protests been presented. No one was present against the local improvement ~strict and Clerk stated no written protests had been received. Clerk read 0rdi~ance No. 1898, "An Ordinance approving an~ adopting the maps, plans and speciricatlons for the improvement of Perry Avenue from E. 13th Street to E. 16th Street by clearing, grubbing, grading for and con- struction of 5ft. concrete sidewalks ant concrete curbs and gutters." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Keen to pass the Ordinance, No. 189§, car- ried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. M~s. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1896, "An Ordinance providing for the improve- ment of Perry Avenue from E. 13th Street to E. 16th Street by clearing, g~ub- bing, grading for an~ construction of 5 ft. concrete sicewalks and concrete curbs an~ gutters, all in accordance with the maps, plans and specifications on l'ile in the office of the City Clerk, establishing an improvement district providing for the levying ol~ assessments for the payment of such improve- ment and making such imp~ovement payable by bond."' Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to pass Ordinance No. 1896, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. City Attorney gave a progress report on the gravel suti case andstated the Chapman case is set ibr trial on September 25th. Also, that the United Pacific Insurance Comp~any has admitted liability and insurance coverage on the Cohen suit. City Attorney stated the School Board considered the matter o~Civic 'Center rental and approved the increase. The School Board delayed action on the View Ridge water line. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Hacdon to allow bills i~ approved by a majority of the.Commissioners, carried. Notion by ~r. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carri&d. APPROVED: Ci %y Clerk ! ' Mayor